diff --git a/pyinfra/operations/files.py b/pyinfra/operations/files.py
index 6f9515f5e..c72d784bd 100644
--- a/pyinfra/operations/files.py
+++ b/pyinfra/operations/files.py
@@ -1312,6 +1312,35 @@ def move(src: str, dest: str, overwrite=False):
     yield StringCommand("mv", QuoteString(src), QuoteString(dest))
 
 
+@operation()
+def copy(src: str, dest: str, overwrite=False):
+    """
+    Copy remote file/directory/link into remote directory
+
+    + src: remote file/directory to copy
+    + dest: remote directory to copy `src` into
+    + overwrite: whether to overwrite dest, if present
+    """
+    src_is_dir = host.get_fact(Directory, src)
+    if not host.get_fact(File, src) and not src_is_dir:
+        raise OperationError(f"src {src} does not exist")
+
+    if not host.get_fact(Directory, dest):
+        raise OperationError(f"dest {dest} is not an existing directory")
+
+    dest_file_path = os.path.join(dest, os.path.basename(src))
+    dest_file_exists = host.get_fact(File, dest_file_path)
+    if dest_file_exists and not overwrite:
+        raise OperationError(f"dest {dest_file_path} already exists and `overwrite` is unset")
+
+    cp_cmd = ["cp -r"]
+
+    if overwrite:
+        cp_cmd.append("-f")
+
+    yield StringCommand(*cp_cmd, QuoteString(src), QuoteString(dest))
+
+
 def _validate_path(path):
     try:
         return os.fspath(path)
diff --git a/tests/operations/files.copy/copies_directory.json b/tests/operations/files.copy/copies_directory.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d09f899d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/files.copy/copies_directory.json
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{
+    "kwargs": {
+        "src": "/tmp/src_dir",
+        "dest": "/tmp/dest_dir",
+        "overwrite": false
+    },
+    "facts": {
+        "files.File": {
+            "path=/tmp/src_dir/file": true,
+
+            "path=/tmp/src_dir": null,
+            "path=/tmp/dest_dir/src_dir": null,
+            "path=/tmp/dest_dir/src_dir/file": null
+        },
+        "files.Directory": {
+            "path=/tmp/src_dir": true,
+            "path=/tmp/dest_dir": true
+        }
+    },
+    "commands": ["cp -r /tmp/src_dir /tmp/dest_dir"]
+}
diff --git a/tests/operations/files.copy/copies_directory_overwriting.json b/tests/operations/files.copy/copies_directory_overwriting.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..91a93e663
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/files.copy/copies_directory_overwriting.json
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{
+    "kwargs": {
+        "src": "/tmp/src_dir",
+        "dest": "/tmp/dest_dir",
+        "overwrite": true
+    },
+    "facts": {
+        "files.File": {
+            "path=/tmp/src_dir/file": true,
+
+            "path=/tmp/src_dir": null,
+            "path=/tmp/dest_dir/src_dir": null,
+            "path=/tmp/dest_dir/src_dir/file": null
+        },
+        "files.Directory": {
+            "path=/tmp/src_dir": true,
+            "path=/tmp/dest_dir": true
+        }
+    },
+    "commands": ["cp -r -f /tmp/src_dir /tmp/dest_dir"]
+}
diff --git a/tests/operations/files.copy/copies_file.json b/tests/operations/files.copy/copies_file.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4f46c02ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/files.copy/copies_file.json
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+    "kwargs": {
+        "src": "/tmp/src_dir/file",
+        "dest": "/tmp/dest_dir",
+        "overwrite": false
+    },
+    "facts": {
+        "files.File": {
+            "path=/tmp/src_dir/file": true,
+            "path=/tmp/dest_dir/file": null
+        },
+        "files.Directory": {
+            "path=/tmp/dest_dir": true,
+            "path=/tmp/src_dir/file": null
+        }
+    },
+    "commands": ["cp -r /tmp/src_dir/file /tmp/dest_dir"]
+}
diff --git a/tests/operations/files.copy/copies_file_overwriting.json b/tests/operations/files.copy/copies_file_overwriting.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7b7494400
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/files.copy/copies_file_overwriting.json
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+    "kwargs": {
+        "src": "/tmp/src_dir/file",
+        "dest": "/tmp/dest_dir",
+        "overwrite": true
+    },
+    "facts": {
+        "files.File": {
+            "path=/tmp/src_dir/file": true,
+            "path=/tmp/dest_dir/file": true
+        },
+        "files.Directory": {
+            "path=/tmp/dest_dir": true,
+            "path=/tmp/src_dir/file": null
+        }
+    },
+    "commands": ["cp -r -f /tmp/src_dir/file /tmp/dest_dir"]
+}
diff --git a/tests/operations/files.copy/invalid_dest.json b/tests/operations/files.copy/invalid_dest.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..63399aeff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/files.copy/invalid_dest.json
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{
+    "kwargs": {
+        "src": "/tmp/src_dir/file",
+        "dest": "/tmp/dest_dir",
+        "overwrite": false
+    },
+    "facts": {
+        "files.File": {
+            "path=/tmp/src_dir/file": true,
+            "path=/tmp/dest_dir/file": null
+        },
+        "files.Directory": {
+            "path=/tmp/dest_dir": null,
+            "path=/tmp/src_dir/file": null
+        }
+    },
+    "exception": {
+        "name": "OperationError",
+        "message": "dest /tmp/dest_dir is not an existing directory"
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/operations/files.copy/invalid_overwrite.json b/tests/operations/files.copy/invalid_overwrite.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d9be3cc8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/files.copy/invalid_overwrite.json
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{
+    "kwargs": {
+        "src": "/tmp/src_dir/file",
+        "dest": "/tmp/dest_dir",
+        "overwrite": false
+    },
+    "facts": {
+        "files.File": {
+            "path=/tmp/src_dir/file": true,
+            "path=/tmp/dest_dir/file": true
+        },
+        "files.Directory": {
+            "path=/tmp/dest_dir": true,
+            "path=/tmp/src_dir/file": null
+        }
+    },
+    "exception": {
+        "name": "OperationError",
+        "message": "dest /tmp/dest_dir/file already exists and `overwrite` is unset"
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/operations/files.copy/invalid_src.json b/tests/operations/files.copy/invalid_src.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b77a44170
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/files.copy/invalid_src.json
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{
+    "kwargs": {
+        "src": "/tmp/src_dir/file",
+        "dest": "/tmp/dest_dir",
+        "overwrite": false
+    },
+    "facts": {
+        "files.File": {
+            "path=/tmp/src_dir/file": null,
+            "path=/tmp/dest_dir/file": null
+        },
+        "files.Directory": {
+            "path=/tmp/dest_dir": true,
+            "path=/tmp/src_dir/file": null
+        }
+    },
+    "exception": {
+        "name": "OperationError",
+        "message": "src /tmp/src_dir/file does not exist"
+    }
+}